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Here are the pictures. Also copied to the post in the readers kit post. The shoes are actually a UK size 8 and not UK size 9. The tab on the back of the tongue confirmed this, i'd not noticed it and took the size from the number shown on the inner sole of the shoe. The flakey brown stuff in the cleat area is actually some kind of silicone sealant, put there in an attempt to waterproof the sole, it'll come off easy enough, as you'll see I have pretty much got it all off already:
Here are the pictures. Also copied to the post in the readers kit post. The shoes are actually a UK size 8 and not UK size 9. The tab on the back of the tongue confirmed this, i'd not noticed it and took the size from the number shown on the inner sole of the shoe. The flakey brown stuff in the cleat area is actually some kind of silicone sealant, put there in an attempt to waterproof the sole, it'll come off easy enough, as you'll see I have pretty much got it all off already: